Shane Gwaltney will join the 2018 Cadets in the position of design director. “We have been looking to add a new vision, a different perspective, and someone from a different genre to assist the design process,” director George Hopkins said about the new hire.

The Cavaliers named Kevin LeBoeuf as the corps' new brass caption manager. "We are simply ecstatic to merge our pedagogy and symphonic approach with the fundamental philosophies and rehearsal techniques that Kevin has employed with tremendous success,” caption supervisor Michael Martin said.

The roster of Colts' 2018 visual staff members includes the addition of Richard Hinshaw as visual designer. “"From afar, I have always admired the Colts organization for their educational values and their longstanding commitment to the best possible experience for their students,” Hinshaw said.

On the heels of the corps being named DCI's newest World Class corps, Music City named Kent Baker as the corps' executive director. “The students and staff at Music City have a reputation for being not just a drum corps, but a family, one of which I'm proud to join,” Baker said.

After guiding Phantom Regiment's program design for nearly 25 years, DCI Hall of Fame member Dan Farrell will step away from the corps in 2018. “Much of the success that the Phantom Regiment has had over the course of its 60-plus years can be somehow traced back to Dan Farrell's leadership and guidance,” Regiment brass arranger Will Pitts said.

Wrapping up the celebration of the organization's 50th anniversary, Santa Clara Vanguard took a behind-the-scenes look back this week at the accomplishments of the hundreds of alumni who formed the SCV Alumni Corps that performed this August at the DCI World Championships.

Members of Seattle Cascades enjoyed participating in the Boeing company's “Family Day,” where they were given a tour of the Boeing factory and provided color guard and percussion lessons to children of other families.